Commando

This is the definitive account of Commando: A Boer Journal of the Anglo-Boer War; now published for the first time as written by Reitz word-for-word from his own original handwritten journals. It has been edited and annotated by historian and Anglo-Boer War expert, Professor Fransjohan Pretorius, who has also written a new foreword. In 1899, Deneys Reitz, then aged seventeen, enlisted in the Boer army to fight the British. He had learnt to ride, shoot and swim almost as soon as he could walk. He made full use of these skills and the endurance he had acquired in the next three years of the war, during which he fought with the Boer commandos. Commando is more than a historical document; it is a literary masterpiece that transcends time. With prose that captures both the brutality and the beauty of war, Reitz weaves a narrative that resonates with authenticity and passion. As relevant today as when it was first penned, Commando has become a South African classic and stands as a testament to the indomitable human spirit.